Journal article
Hypoglycemia and Risk of Death in Critically Ill Patients
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Whether hypoglycemia leads to death in critically ill patients is unclear.
METHODS: We examined the associations between moderate and severe hypoglycemia (blood glucose, 41 to 70 mg per deciliter [2.3 to 3.9 mmol per liter] and ≤40 mg per deciliter [2.2 mmol per liter], respectively) and death among 6026 critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs). Patients were randomly assigned to intensive or conventional glucose …
Authors
Finfer S; Liu B; Chittock DR; Norton R; Myburgh JA; McArthur C; Mitchell I; Foster D; Dhingra V; Henderson WR
Journal
New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 367, No. 12, pp. 1108–1118
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
September 20, 2012
DOI
10.1056/nejmoa1204942
ISSN
0028-4793